Directions to Customers 



Order Early — We suggest that you send us your order as early as convenient. 

 Please keep a copy of the order with whidi to check the goods when received. 



Name and Address — Please remember to write on each order and letter your full 

 name. Post Office, County, and State. Also give the street name and house 

 number, or P. O. Box besides the nearest Express Office. 



Cash With Order — Remit by Post Office Money Order, Express Money Order. 

 Draft, or Check. If you send cash, register your letter. We cannot be held 

 responsible if these directions are not followed. If you request goods wliich 

 are "Not Prepaid" to be shipped by Parcel Post please include in your remittance 

 the cost of postage and special packing as explained below. We decline sending 

 goods C. O. D. (CoUect on Delivery). Prices subject to change without notice. 



Packing — No charge is made for boxes or packing on express or freight shipments 

 nor for delivery to freight depot or express office in Philadelphia. The extra 

 cost of "special packing" for parcel post shipments of plants and roots is included 

 in the charges noted below. 



"Prepaid" and "Not Prepaid" Shipments in the 

 U. S. A. and Possessions 



{For Canada and Foreign, see below) 



Seeds Sent "Prepaid" — All Vegetable Seeds, Flower Seeds, and Lawn Grass 

 Mixtures are sent "Prepaid" to any Post Office in the United States or its 

 possessions, or at our option by Express or Freight Prepaid. Customer bears 

 the cost of transportation on all other articles quoted "Not Prepaid." 



Plants, Roots, and Bulbs Forwarded "Not Prepaid" — All Plants, Roots, 

 and Bulbs are forwarded "Not Prepaid" by Express which means that the cus- 

 tomer pays the cost of transportation. Plants, Roots, and Bulbs that can be 

 sent by Parcel Post as noted in the catalog will be mailed if you add to your re- 

 mittance for postage and special packing: 



10% of their value, east of the Mississippi 

 15% of their value, west of the Mississippi 

 Minimum charge 10c 

 We recommend to our customers to have their Plants, Roots, and Bulbs for- 

 warded by Express as our experience shows that this method is usually the 

 most satisfactory, except on small packages. 



Sundries — Sundries, e.xcept where quoted "Postpaid," are sent either by express or 

 freight the purchaser paying transportation charges. Shipments by express offer 

 the safest and quickest method of transportation but they are also more expensive 

 than freight. If undecided you may safely leave the method of transportation to 

 our judgment, otherwise please state on your order whether they are wanted by 

 express or freight. 



Local Delivery — There is no charge for delivery of goods in Philadelphia and 

 immediate suburbs. 



Shipment by Steamboat — Fast lines of Steamship connect Philadelphia with 

 Baltimore, Boston, Jacksonville, Miami, and Savannah. This forms a con- 

 venient, cheap, and safe method of transportation for heavy goods except during 

 severely cold weather. 



Plants by Railroad Freight — Shrubs, Hedge Plants, and other dormant stock 

 can be forwarded by fast freight even to distant points. 



Canadian Shipments 



Flower Seeds are sent "Prepaid." The complicated regulations concerning the 

 importation of \'egetable Seeds from the United States into Canada force us, 

 much to our regret , to decline all orders of Vegetable Seeds to be sent into Canada. 

 All other goods are sent "Not Prepaid" by Express or Freight purchaser paying 

 all transportation charges as well as customs duties. Patrons who wish to pur- 

 chase Plants or Bulbs must first secure a permit from the Department of Agri- 

 culture, Ottawa. If mailable Plants, Roots, and Bulbs are wanted by Parcel 

 Post add 20% of their value to your remittance to cover postage and special 

 packing. Minimum charge 10c. Remittances from Canada must be made in 

 U. S. funds. 



Foreign Shipments 



Foreign Customers will please remit in U. S. Funds. Flower Seeds and Vegetable 

 Seeds quoted "Prepaid" (except Beans, Peas, and Corn) will be prepaid for 

 regular postage but transit and surcharges as well as any costs for Consular 

 invoices or clearance papers are to be included in the remittance. All other goods 

 are forwarded "Not Prepaid." If mailable Roots, Plants, and Bulbs are wanted 

 by Parcel Post add 25% of their value to your remittance to cover postage and 

 special packing. Minimum charge 10c. Customs duties cannot be prepaid. 



Alphabetical Index 



Time of Shipment — All Seeds, Dormant Roots, Bulbs and Sundries are for- 

 warded as soon after receipt of order as possible unless shipment at a later time 

 is requested on the order sheet. Roses and all Hardy Plants for the garden 

 ( Perennials. Shrubs, Hardy Vines, etc.) will be shipped at proper planting season 

 unless othervvise specified on the order sheet. 



Safe Arrival of Packages — We guarantee safe arrival of all goods sent by express 

 or mail to any point within the United States proper. If such packages are 

 injured or lost we will replace them as soon as notified of the fact. Goods sent 

 in any other way travel at purchasers' risk. Claims for damages or errors must 

 be made on receipt of goods. We cannot be held responsible for failure after 

 delivery of goods in good condition. 



Non- Warranty 



We give no warranty, express or implied, as to description (including kind, variety, 

 and name), quality, or productivenesis of any of the seeds, bulbs, or plants we 

 send out and will not in any way be responsible for the crop, and every order for 

 articles purchased from this catalog will be accepted on these conditions only. 



Correspondence — Your inquiries will have our prompt attention but we ask that 

 all questions be stated clearly and briefly. Give them on a piece of paper separate 

 from the order sheet and always add your full name and address to each. 



Henry A. Dreer, 1305 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Telephones— Bell : Poplar 7585 — Keystone: Race 7629 



A Plants. 



Seeds Bulbs 



Abella 142 



Abronia 11 



Abutllon 11 



Abyssinian Banana. 45 



Acer 140 



Achillea 11 128 



Achimenes 103 



Aconitum 11 119 



Aeorus 147 



Acroelinlum 12 



Actlnidia 144 



Adam's Needle. . .68 137 



Adiantum 166 



.\dlumia 12 



Aethionema 128 



African Daisy . 15. 35 



Star Pink 112 



" Violet 16S 



Agapanthus 164 



Agathea 12 



Ageratum..l, 12, 36 112 



Aglaonema 164 



Agrostemma 12 



Agrostis 37, 102 



Ajuga 119, 12S 



Akebia 144 



Alkanet 13 119 



Allamanda 164 



Allegheny Vine. . . 12 



Almond, Flowering 140 



Aloe 169 



Aloj-sla 113 



Alpine Wallflower. 24 



Althea 39 13S 



Alum Root 39 



.Alyssum 12, 13. .119. 128 



Amaranth. Globe. 37 



Amaranthus 13 



Amaryllis 103 



Amazon Lily 165 



American Ivy 144 



" Lotus 147 



Amethyst 20 



Ammobium 13 



Ampelopsis 13 144 



Anacharis 147 



AnagalUs 13 



-Ancliusa 13 119 



Andromeda 142 



•Anemone 13 128 



Anise 85 



Annual Mallow . . 40 

 " Poinsettia. .36 



Anthemls 13 128 



Anthurium 164 



Antirrhinum . . 14, 33 112 



Aponogeton 147 



Aquarium Plants. ...'.... 147 



Aquatics 147 



Aquilegla 1, 15. .120, 12S 



Arabis. . . . ■ 15 129 



Aralia : 164 



Araucaria 164 



Aretotis 15 



Areca 167 



Argemone 15 



Armeria 15. .119, 129 



Arrowhead 147 



Artemisia 120, 129 



Artichoke 72 



.\rundo 131 



Asclepias 129 



Asparagus. . 15, 72. . 164, 169 



Asparagus Fern . . 15 164 



Aspidistra 164 



Asplenium 131, 166 



Aspldium 131 



Aster, Annual . 1, 16, 17, IS 



" Cornflower. . .62 137 



" Hardy. . 19. .120, 121, 129 



" Stokes' 62 137 



Astilbe 121 



Aubrietia 19 



Aiu-lcula 19 



Avena 102 



Avens 36. .123, 131 



Azalea 138. 142, 164 



" Evergreen 142 



Baby's Breath. . .37. . . . 



123 



Bachelors Button. 37. . . 



.135 



Balloon Flower.. .49 





Vine 19 





Balm 85 





Balsam 19 





Apple 19 





Pear 19 





Sultan's.. 40 





Zanzibar. 40 





Baltic Ivv 



H.') 



Banana. Abyssinian 45 





Baptlsia 19 



129 



Barberry 138. 142, 



143 



Evergreen 



142 



Barborton Daisy 



113 



Barrcnwiirt 



131 



Basil. Sweet 85 





Biisket Flower. . .25 





Ba-iiket of Gold .13 



128 



Beans. 72. 73. 74, 75 





Beans, Bush. 72. 73. 74 





" Hyacinth . 35 





" Lima .74.75 





" Pole 75 





" Lima. 75 





Hunnlng. 75 





Scarlet Runner. 6C 





" Shell 75 





Bcird TonKue 49 



134 



Beauty Berry 



138 



Bush 



140 



Plants, 

 Seeds Bulbs 



Bedding Plants 112-114 



Beets 76 



Sugar 76 



Begonias 19. 20 ... . 103 



Belladonna Lily 103 



Bellflower 22 . 121, 130 



" Chilean. ... 5 



" Japanese. . .49 



Bellis 20 



Beloperone 112 



Belvedere 40 



Berberis 138, 143 



Bergamot 133 



Bignonia 144 



Bird of Paradise Flower. . 168 



Bird Seeds 102 



Bird's Foot Trefoil 125 



Bishop's Hat 131 



Bittersweet 144 



" Evergreen . . . 145 



Blackberries . 17O 



Black-Eyed Susan Vine. 65 

 Blanket Flower . 36 . . 1 18. 131 



Blazing Star 41. . 125. 133 



Bleeding Heart 131 



BlueBells 22 ... 133 



" of Scotland. 22 

 Blue Bell. CaUfornia . 49 



Blue Bonnet 60 136 



" Texas.. 43 



" Cups 5. 47 



" Daisy 12 



" Eyed .African 

 Daisy .... 15 



" Fescue 131 



" Lace Flower. 32 



" Lily of the Nile 164 



" LymeGrass 131 



" Meadow Sage 126 



" Sage 59 



" Wing Flower. 65 



Bluet 25 



Bocconia 20 



Boltonia 20 130 



Books. Horticultural 185 



Borage 85 



Borecole 85 



Boston Ivy 13 144 



Bougainvlllea 164 



Boxwood 142, 143 



Brachycome 20 ' 



Brazilian Golden Vine. . . .114 



Bridal Wreath 141 



Broccoli 77 



Broom 166 



Browallia 20 



Brussels Sprouts. 77 



Buddleia 138 



Bugle 119, 128 



Busloss 13 



Bulbs. Summer Flow.103-1 11 



Burning Bush 139 



Bush Beans. 72. 73. 74 



" Esclischoltzia.39' 



" Honeysuckle 140 



" Lima Beans. . .74 



Buttercup. Trailing 135 



Butterfly Flower. 61 



" Shrub 138 



" Violet 67 



" Weed 129 



Bu-xus 142, 143 



Cabbage 78 



Cabomba 147 



Cacalla 20 



Cactus 165, 169 



Caladium 104 



Calceolaria 20 



Calendula 2. 21 



Calilornia Blue Bell 49 



" Poppy 35 



" Privet 140. 143 



Calla 104 



Calllcarpa 138 



CaUlopsis 21,27 



Calllrhoe 130 



Calluna 143 



Calycanthus 138 



Camellia 165 



Campanula 22, .121, 130 



Campion 43. 61 133 



Canary Bird Vine. 23 

 Canary Seed. . , . 102 

 Candytuft 23 



" Hardy 40 124 



Canna Ill 



Cantaloupe 88 



Canterbury Bells .22 130 



Cape Forget-Me-Not , 13 



" Hyacinth 105 



" Jessamine 166 



" Marigold. . .35 



Caraway 85 



Cardinal Climber 23 



- Flower... 42. .125, 133 

 Cardlospernium, . 19 



Canloon 77 



Carnation 23 130 



("arrot 79 



Caryoptcris . . . .24 . U2, 121 

 Castor Oil Bean . . 58 



Catalonlan Jasmine 167 



Catananclic 24 



Catchllv 61 



Cathedral Bells. .27 



Catnip 85 



Mauve. . .47 



Cat Tall 147 



Cauliflower 77 



Celandine. Tree 20 



182 



Dreer's Garden Book for 1938 



